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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13

work Since the King of Italy has been
using such strenuous efforts land with
poor success) to suppress begging, the
worthless creatures have taken to all
sorts Of trades and tricks to extract the
nime& centissimi from the traveller, and
many have turned musicians. If
family has blind man in it, that family
is sure to live off him. Different
members Of the family take turns in
going out with him to beg, and the
way they persist in following
stranger is worthy of the penny they
extract from the unwilling tourist One
gives it in selfdefense.
The people here are lazy, as one can
we'll imagine. If it is hot you can walk
along the street and see men stretched
out asleep in every conceivable place.
They rest on the rocks by the waters
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13

end; on the parapet beside the street :;
on the doorsteps Of the house under the
little fruit stands that line the thorough
fares, and oftentimes directly in the mid
seem to drop down wherever they feel
sleepy. If they are working and it
grows too hot they stop and go home.
If it rains, and gang of men are re-
pairing the streets, they all stop, pack
up their tools and go home for the day,
although it may only rain for short
time.
One would think with such good sea-
bathing so near that the people would
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
England and Rome in Decline.

We cannot fail, if we direct our thoughts
to the subject, to be struck with the analogy
between our great empire and that Of ancient
Rome, and at the same time without being
pessimists, to feel that there is grave cause
for anxiety lest we should share the same
fate and crumDle away to nothingness and
become mere name and page, though a
large and important one in history. Itseems
as # we are destined, as the Romans were,
on reaching the zenith of our fame and pros
perity, to relapse into state of apathy, in
difference and luxury, and to commit that
most fatal error of living on the reputation
we have gained and the success we have
achieved among the nations of the earth.
There can be no doubt that when the OBJ
stacles have been overcome, and when the
struggle for existence and for greatness
has been triumphantly concluded, nations
are apt to give way to longing for rest, the
accumulation Of wealth, and the enjoyment
Of luxury London Saturday RevieU.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13

or lets off Roman candle,
will draw immen,e crowds of
people. Now and then acct
dents occur and cable dis
patches record the dreadful
mangling or death of some
adventurous trainer. Re
Gently man who was styled
Salvador, the tanner, was
so terribly mangled that he
died. 1t turned out that he
had been a musician in a band
at a salary of five dollars a
week, and for the sake of an
increase of three dollars a
week, he had tried his hand
at lion tanning, having moth
ing to qualify him for the
task but his audacity, and the
result was that he was soon
done for. The king of French
lion-tamers is Bidel, who has
accumulated a fortune by his
exhibitions, and lives in fine
style in a fashionable Partisan
suburb. Everywhere about
his house are lions in emblem
in stone on the new brick
gates, and in bronze on the
knockers and bell pulls. A
correspondent of the London
Pal Nal Gazette recently in
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
CHAFF.

The Hot Season-Mustard
There is striking popularity about labor
unions.
Chiropody is an ancient art. We read in
English history of William the corn curer.
The farmer is the only man who can tsgo
to seed' without occasioning disparaging re-
mark.
Magistrates should never take full con-
fession from prisoner. They should wait
until he is sober.
If Indian tribes were to adopt heraldic de.
vices three balls would doubtless figure on
the Pawnees' coat-of-arms.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
THE FATHER OF THE FOREST.

He-Isn't the oak called the father of the
forest Miss Mabel?
She-I believe it is.
He-But there is another which has far
better claim to the title.
She-Indeed! What sit?
He-The paw-paw.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
HOT-VyEATHER MUSINGS.
WHAT He WAS.

Ibid you ever!' exclaimed Mrs. Nc
Corkle.
Corkle.
why, old Jenkinson has been married
again. I declare if that doesn't make his
eighth wife"
"Does it? He must be a regular fasten-
Fighter"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13

Performances of wild beasts are very
popular in France To see man enter
cages of wild animals, making them leap
through hoops and over sticks at his bid
ding, cause them to lie quiet while lie
stands on their backs and fires pistol,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
An Ancient Bank Note.

The oldest bank note in existence is said to
be one now preserved in the Asiatic museum
at st. Petersburg. Its date corresponds to
1899 B. G. It was issued by the Chinese gov
eminent. As early as 2697 B. c. so-called
bank notes were current in China under the
name Of flying money! This note bears
the name of the Imperial Bank, date and
number of issue, and the signature of mang
DARN, and contains even list of the punish
ments to be inflicted for forgery Of notes
This relic of $500 years ago was probably
written by hand, as the earliest record Of
printing among the Mongolians was 100 A.
b.. when the use of wooden tablets was in
troduced into China-C Chicago Tribune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
JoHNNY's CORRECTION.

Johnny come here this minuter' ex-
claimed Mrs. Shopper
"Yawp" replied Johnny; I'm COMM"
Don't you know better than to use such
an ugly word as 'yawp?"
"Well yep, then"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13

Of the bagpipes and see crowd you can
imagine that in the interior of the
cafe before which they stand will be a
scene like this.
The Neapolitans play with all their
heart and soul, and although their music
may not be at all times as fine as that one
hears at the opera, it is not because the
musicians have not their heart in their
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
GETTING READY.

81 hear you are going e college this fall,
Shopper"
Eyes, Shocks am"
Reading up for it now, I suppose?"
eyes, l have already got the baseball guide
down fne and will soon begin an exhaustive
treatise on football
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
The Bill. Not the Bird.

A fashion note says that sensible women
no longer wear whole birds on the hat. The
bill on the hat is what sickens the pocket
book -N0rriStOWN Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
THE LION-TAMER.
CROWDS WHICH ATTEND HIS
PERFORMANCES.

An Interesting Talk with Bidel, the French
man, Who Has Grown Rich in This
Risky misunderstanding Cages When
a Child-First Trouble with Il Tiger.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
IN NAPLES.
THE LOVE OF ITALIANS FOR MUSIC
AND MUSICIANS.

Travellers Startled by the Number of
Strolling Pl;syers-Men Who Make Il
Business of Picking Up Cigar Stumps-
Laziness and the Consequent Beggary.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13
SHORT ITEMS OF FACTS.

Briefly, a reputation which endures and
increases with the progress OF time, AND
which, after the lapse of many years, Is
more widely and firmly established thar
ever before, can only be founded upon supe-
rior merit. This is concisely the history OF
He-No Tea.
The first Tea sold in England was inn
ported by the Dutch East India Company
in 1856, and was shipped from Batavia.
the capital of India.
The first China Green Tea from China
arrived in England in 1907.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13

Every man thinks he is about right him.
self. An old Quaker said to his wife: AL
the world is queer except thee and me, and
thee is little queer ''-Neu Orleans Ptcoyuue.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13

be clean out they are not. You can
walk along the waters edge and come
across lot of Neapolitan fisher boys.
They may be entirely nude, and as black
as the sun can burn them, yet they never
think or seem to care to go into the
water JOHN S. SHRIvER.
Charity begins at home, and justice begins
next door.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13

lngly bad cigars
are what the scav-
engers are search
ing for all night,
and the "butts"
found are sold to
the government
and are made over
again into fresh"
cigars. The Ital-
ians love music,
and everywhere in
the small cafes or
wine shops at
night one hears
all sorts of music.
During the day
the Italian organ
grinder, like his
brother in Amer
lea, is seen and
heard in the street.
But, unlike the
ones we know so
well who carry
their organ and
a monkey, too,
these Neapolitan
org n g FINDERS
have their organs
on wheels, and it
takes two men to
run the mach
inc )" one grinds,
the other collects
the money. But the
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13

NAPLES, July 23.-If you should
happen to be out at night in this
city, and chance to see a faint light
glimmering in the distance like a will
O the wisp, yet, unlike that strange
optic vision, see the light approach you,
and notice that it was swinging to and
fro between the curb of the pavement
and the middle of the street, don't be
alarmed-you can put your mind to rest;
for you neither have drank too heartily
nor are you on shipboard The light
itself moves and not you. What is it?
Why, little lantern on a long string and
held by dirty, raggedly dressed man.
Often in a nights walk in any Italian
town you see these men with their swing
ing lanterns peering into cutters and
dark corners, looking for-what?
Cigar stumps.
Oftentimes these cigar scavengers
carry a large basket with them and pick
up other things besides cigar stumps, but
their profession is finding Quits"
The government of Italy has the monop-
oily of tobacco, and the cigars are chiefly
made of the vilest stuff you ever smoked
They are long and thin, about the
thickness of an ordinary penholder, and
some six or eight inches in length. The
majority have a long straw or paper
mouthpiece, and this, added to the cigar
proper, makes it look like long lance
in mans mouth, and in turning a
corner suddenly you might come in con-
tact with the lighted end of cigar
before you saw the smoker. The stumps
of these wonderfully-made but exceed
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-13

. there was an old codger and what do you
think
He could do nothing better than stutter and
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FARMINGRoN, Feb. 25.

FARMINGRoN, Feb. 25.
regular blizzard has prevailed at Farm
'ngton, since Thursday, when a snow storm
ragged in the forenoon, about six inches fall.
lng before night, and the gale that followed
blew 1t into immense drifts. The passenger
'ralns on the roads were cancelled Friday
morning, something which has not happened
osfore for over twenty years. An engine
and snow pow are now working up their way
from Leeds junction, endeavoring to clear
the lines. Reports from the Sandy River
and Frank in & M gsntic railroads, narrow
gauge, state that three trains are snow bound,
the former at Phillips, the latter at Strong,
and will not start ont until the storm ceases.
Travel and business in Northern Franklin
are entirely suspended and the roads are
piled full of drifts, mountains high.
LEWISTON, Feb. 25.
The snow delayed all the trains today. An
engine and snow pow sent to clear the An.
1roscoggin road became stuck so there has
been no trains to and from Pennington to.
day. The Skowhegan train was four hours
late. There has been no mails fir, M the
east during the day.
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OF INTEREST TO ROCKLAND.
Alter Seven Years DeIibc ration, the Law
Court Austaius II former Decision.
RoCKLANp, FEB. 25.

RoCKLAND, Feb. 25.
In 1880, the Rockland, Mt. Desert & Sui
livan Steamboat Company brought sui
against William n. Fessenden of Portland
torecover damages sustained by a breach o
a contract tor boiler and engine of The
steamer Mt. Desert. TWAS stipulated by the
board that it should make a speed of Is mile,
an hour. The COMPANY refuse to make the
last payment on the contract, alleging ,ha
the stipulation in regard to speed had no
been performed.
Fessenden, the builder of the machinery
then brought a suit in Cumberland county tG
Hon. A Z. Gould, attorney for the CT mpany
dt cided to suffer default ON the suit for the
balance Of the contract money, and the T
commenced the suit, now disposed of. fol
breach. The maine question was one of law
whether the term "mlles" in the contrat
meant land miles or marine miles
Fessenden's counsel claimed it meant lane
miles and the 4, boat had made that rate o
speed.
Gould appeared for the company. and Hon
Nathan w, bb, now Judge bf the U. S. cir
cult court, and late Gen. James ID, Fessendel
appt sred for the defendant, W illism HI. Fes
senden. The case was tried in March, loS"
and the company obtained verdict of eigh
thousand three hundred and thirty one dol
lars and eighty cents.
Itwas carried to the law court on motion
for new trial and exceptions, aud after seN
en- years deliberation, the court sustalns th
former verdict in favor of the company. Th
majority of the company's stock is owned il
Rocklaud.
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The officers of Jerusalem r. A. Chapter
were installed Thursday evening by p. G H..
p. F. E. Sleeper, IN the presence of large
number of companions and invited guests.
after which an interesting entertainment con-
sisting of vocal and instrumental music.
readings. etc. Remarks were made by the
following members of the mystic tie: Gov.
Bodwell. lion. Josiah II. Drummonh, Eon.
F. f Sleeper, Hon. W. F Mar-ton. Il ". p,
II. Thatcher, Rev. J. S. Gledhill, and Judge
A. ID. Knight.
Union Hall was filled with citizens Thurs
day evening TO see what enconragement
would be given TO the Kennebec Mills Co to
r. sumo work in the cotton factory, but the
room being too small the meeting was al
journed to this Saturday evening in City
Hall, when every voter i. invited to be pres
eDt.
J. NJ Cross of Augusta is canvassing the
city for Gen. John A. Logan's book, TIE
Great Conspiracy. The sales of this book
have increased over fifty per cent since the
death of the general.
The street commissioner keeps the side
walks well sanded.
J. Frank Longfellow, son of John s. Long
fellow, died Friday after a sickness of two
days.
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NO. so.

b''i an set to incorporate the Dirigo Mu
tusi Accident Association.
Bhi an set TO supply the people Of the town
of Orono with pure water.
bui an sct To incorporate the waldohoro
Wster Co.
Bil an sct to renew portion Of the public
DEBT and 10 limit the operations Of the sink
ing fund.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Bill an sc' TO repeal the charter of the
town or Nsytield
Blii an act relating to the ssisry of the
Clerk of Courts OF Somerset county.
Bill an act for the establishment and main
tensnce of public library in the city Of
Bath
Bill an act to extend the time in which. the
boothbsy village charter may be accepted.
ard amending the same.
Bill an act TO incorporate the North Wash.
lngtnn County Agricultural Society.
Bill an act TO set of the town of OHsield
from the Cumberland County Agricultural
Society, sn1 snnex the same TO the Oxt,rd
Courrv Agricultural Society.
Blu an act to prevent the taking OF ,rout
from Harvey Brook. town OF Stsndi,h. York
county.
b,ii an act 10 increase the salary OF the
Register of Probate for Penobscot county.
BIil an act To prohibit the use OF oil torches
in the herring fishery.
Bill an act to make leg,l the doings Of the
West Wat.rville soldiers Monument Assoc
ciatinn.
Bill an act to incorporite the trustees of
Sergeant Wvman Post. G. 4. X.
Is u an act To incorp rate the Division Of
Maine, Of the Sons OF Veterans, of the " ai,ed
States of America.
Rill an act to make valid the tax Of school
district M. l, in the town of Dedham, for
the year 1856
Bill an act creating the Livermore Falls
Village Corporation.
Bill sn act to create the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Portland ami his successors, a
corporation sole
Bill Nh act TO authorize James II. Ok to
r'ct and maintain piers and booms in the
Aroostook river.
Bili an act To amend sec 80, chap. 6s, re.
vi'ed statutes. relsting TO compensation of
witnesses before Probate Courts
Bill an act incorporating the Norway Rlec-
trio Light 60.
bii' an act TO incorporate the Enchanted
Stream Dam and Improvement Co.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor OF Robert J Talbot.
Resolve IN favor of publishing all Maine
wills recorded prior to the time of the separa-
tion Of the counti.s
Resolve in favor of Maine Insane Hospital.
Resolve appropriating money for the pur.
chase of land and improvement OF the same.
and the erection of monuments, on the bat
tletield of Gettysburg.
On motion of Mr.. Kendall Of Cumberland.
Adjourned
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TIE EAItTilQUAkf.
Later Details of the G,im refror-Many
People Hurled in a Fallen Village
An Awful Lit OF Killed ana ounued
shocks in Switzerland.
NICE. Eah %

NICE, Feb. 25.
Some wells in this section have dried nm
while others have increased in volume A
Jet of hot water burst from the he'd Of Pull.
ION river, throwing up mass of stone. AT
MentOne 200 houses are rendered uninhahit
able Miss Chapetz, an American lady, was
buried alive in the ruins of Villa Natal. but
was rescued unharmed. The total number of
the injured here Is %.
ROME. Feb 2i.
AT BuSsana, village of 800 inhabitants
succsssive stock. levelled nearly every house
One-thrd of the people are said to be buried
IN the ruins and there is no hope tor them
Villages built on terraced hlllsides are al
most obliterated
The number of people known TO have been
killed and injured is a. follows: B,i,rdo
800, Diana Mariana $50 Bressano SC, Di.no
tastelio 80, Castellano 30. Porto Maurizio
72G. Province of Genoa n. A number of
churches were utterly destroyed
GENEVA, Feb. 25
The qnaking of the earth was felt through
out Swrzrrland, but no lives were lost. Com
siderable damage was done to property,
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GARDNER.

X. NJ. Furbish, an operative in the saw
mill of Lawrence Bros. at South Gardiner,
had the fore, middle and ring fingers Of his
right hand severely j.mmed last ruesdsy.
Rev. Mr.. Mclaughlin of Wsterville was in
the city yesterday.
VIM. Palmer has gone to Massachusetts on
visit.
Postmaster White showed me a Spanish
silver dollar yesterday, presented to him by
Peter G. Brsdstreei, E.q., who, in the year
1852. chartered q schooner. shipped crew
OF sailors and divers, and purchasing neces-
sary machinery, started for the coast of Ven
ezuela to dive for some Spanish dollars in the
hold of the frigste San Pedro, which sunk be-
tween he island of Marguiri,a and the msin
land. The dollar possessed by Mr.. White is
corroded and i. decidedly interesting piece
of silver
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SENATORIAL CONTESTS.
No Choice In West Virginia and New
jersey.
CHARLESTON. w. Va Fen

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Fec 25.
Today bei' g the last day of the present
session of The legislature an immense crowd
gathered At the capitol 10 witness the fl lal
halotug for senator. The joint assembly
was an ord rly one and all speeches were
limited to five minutes. Three bal o's were
t'ken, resulting alike as follows: Camden,
80; G # rep, 81; liavmond, d, m, II; Bar
bee. gr 6: scattering, )
Two more ballots were taken this after
noon without result, making 50 ballots that
have been east in all. A conference was
neld this evening but no agreement could be
had. The G. vernon will therefore have to
appoint a senator.
TRENTON. N. j., Feb. %.
A ballot for United States senator was
taken today in INT session, resulting as fol
lows: SewaIi, 80: Albeit, 81; scattering,
IL. There were five members absent. Ad-
jJurned until tomorrow.
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The Boston strike.

BosroN, Feb. 25.
There has been no trouble whatever on
either the South Boston or Cambridge rail-
roads during the day and night. In Cam
bridge tonight, at large meeting OF citizens
and Knights of Labor, resolutions were
sssed denouncing the Cambridge railroad
officials and calling upon the mayor and al
dermen to refuse all r. quests from that com
!. s,,,lad and the old men taken back.
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Maine Pensi0ners

WAsHINGroN, Feb. %.
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing residents of Maine
Sarah ii widow VI Gslen Cousins, Brook
line.
Chas. II. Holt, original, Augusta.
Thad. Towse, original, n. Lubec.
Ruel Williams. increase, Belgrade Depot
Eastman Strickland, reissue, No. New
Portland.
Hiram Parkman, E. Bangor.
Heary s. Young, reissue, Calais.
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That a communicating and foreign element In the
blood, developed by indigestion, is the cause OF
rheuma ism. This settles upon the sensitive sub
cutaneous covering of the muscles and ga nts OF
the inIs. causing constant and shifting pain. and
prod Ices stiffness and dis ortion Of the joins.
No fact which experience has demon
sirated in regard to Hotettcr's Stomach
Bitters has str niger evidercs TO support
than this namely, that this medicine OF comprehen
sive uses CHI cks the formidable and sirocious dis
ease nor is 1t positiv established that 1t Il
preferable to the p0sous often used TO sncs
the medicine contains only ssutary ingredients. II
IL also signal remedy tor malaral fevers, constipa
tion, dyspepsa kidney and bladder ailments, debii
ty and other disorders. Bee that you get the gen
uine.
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Snow Blockade.

ST. JoHNsBuRY, VI, FEB. 20.
The blockade ON railroads in this section
ia ,ba worst this season. A hard wind pre-
vailed all night The mail train west on the
Bos,on e Lowell road reached here at nine
o'clock last night and is still here waiting for
the road to be cleared. 1t is said there are
f;f,eeu miles of this road west Of here on
WHICH the snow is from five to fifteen feet
deep.
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The Indiana Middle.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 25.
There was no renewal of yesterdays tur-
hrlent scepes about the capitol this morning.
Col. Robertson appeared At the Senate doors,
hn, Vas refused admittance BY order of the
democratic majority, and he then retired.
The republican Senators pursue their policy
NJ takinR no part in the proceedings.
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Observation-Disclosures.
Only Eight Men Lett on the Track
Large Crowds Attending.

PuiLADELPuIA, Feb. %.
Strokel, one of the leaders IN the six day
walking match, gave up the struggle and re-
tired from the race AT 9 this morning. The
great race between five OF the eight men re-
naming is attracting great crowds 10 the
rink. Ihe scure al 2 L. NJ stood
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greeted with applause from the Democratic
side
Mr. Herbert asked unanimous consent that
me ses'ioa OF the House be extended until
, .oe consideration OF the naval appropriation
bill was completed
Mr.. Wslfori of Kentucky Objected and
npnn motion of Mr.. Herbert. by a yote of
III TO 100, tie House at so adjourned.
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NJ MOrtuary.

BooTHBAY, Feb. 20
Capt. John B. Emerson, retired ship
master, died this morning of paralysis.